Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 26 March 2016A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:18, sunset 18:36. Gulika Kalam 06:18 to 07:50. Rahu Kalam 09:22 to 10:55. Abhijit 12:02 to 12:52. Yamaganda 13:59 to 15:31.00061218Moonset 07:56Moonrise 21:06

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 26 March 2016

Saturday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 01:09 Sun, then Chaturthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 26 March

Rahu Kalam runs 09:22 to 10:55. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:18 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:18
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:18 to 07:50
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.07:56
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:22 to 10:55
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:02 to 12:52
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:59 to 15:31
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:36
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.21:06

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:18 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waning MoonTritiya until 01:09 Sun · Chaturthi until 03:34 Mon
  • NakshatraSwati, then VishakhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 04:12 Sun, then Vishakha until 07:05 Mon
  • YogaVyaghata, then HarshanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:51, then Harshana until 11:46 Sun
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 11:53 · Vishti until 01:09 Sun · Bava until 14:23 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:18The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:36Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 18 min of daylight
  • Moonset07:56Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise21:06Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaChaitraLunar month, counted to the full moonPhalguna when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraManmathaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiSunday 3 AprilBreak the fast on Monday between 13:40 and 18:40.
  • Papmochani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 4 AprilFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.